Postdoc Career Conference goes virtual
On behalf of the Graduate College and the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, we cordially invite you to attend the 2nd Annual ASU Postdoctoral Career Conference on Tuesday, March 31 at 12 p.m. (noon). All postdocs, final-year PhD students and research scientists are encouraged to join the conference Zoom sessions.
Meet keynote speaker, Chenedum Ojinnaka
We are really excited about this year’s program and speakers, including this year’s keynote speaker Chinedum Ojinnaka, Asst Professor of Biomedical Informatics in the College of Health Solutions at ASU. Dr. Ojinnaka will share tips on transitioning from being a postdoctoral scholar to a professor. Her research focuses on identifying the associations between individual and population-level social determinants of health, and disparities in health outcomes and health care utilization.
Virtual conference details
In accordance with University policy and the COVID-19 situation, the conference will be held via Zoom video conferencing. You can attend by phone if you do not have access to video conference technology.
The conference begins with the keynote address on Tuesday, March 31, at 12 p.m. in the ASU Postdoc Zoom channel (link will be sent after you register). The remaining sessions will take place on consecutive Thursdays starting April 2. RSVPs are not required to register for each individual session. You can review the full schedule on our website. The weekly sessions will wrap up on May 14.
Being a postdoc is exciting, but it can also be stressful. It is a crucial time to find the right job to launch the next phase of your career, after you have worked so hard to obtain your PhD and develop your research persona. We designed this conference to help you prepare and be highly competitive when applying for jobs.
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